Mechatronics: Electronics in Products and Processes / Edition 1

by DavidAllan Bradley

Overview

Mechatronics: Electronics in Products and Processes identifies the concepts which underpin the mechatronic approach to engineering design and brings together its principle components - sensors and transducers, embedded microprocessors, actuators and drives - to explore their interrelationships. The text focuses primarily on hardware elements and the impact of system architecture. Modern technology is set in an historical background and each chapter comes with learning objectives and chapter outlines. The book includes numerous case studies illustrating the concepts applied in such areas as automatic cameras, aerospace parts manufacturing, fly-by-wire systems, and boat autopilot.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748757428
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/26/1993
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

DavidAllan Bradley

Table of Contents

Preface, 1: What is mechatronics?, Part One: Sensors and Transducers, Part Two: Embedded Microprocessor Systems, Part Three: Motion Control, Part Four: Systems and Design, Part Five: Case Studies, Appendix A: Definitions and terminology, Appendix B: Inertial loads, Bibliography, Index